Sony ICF-SW30

Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

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In August 1993 Sony started shipping a new short-wave portable receiver for the budget end of the market. Sony says the SW-30 is the smaller brother of the ICF-SW33... in fact though it is much better value. The radio is a pocket size format covering medium wave, FM stereo from 76 to 108 MHz and 10 short-wave bands between 3700 and 21950 kHz. Stereo on FM is only via the headphones of course. In the UK & France the ICF-SW30L is available with longwave. But this added some US$25 to price of the radio. Note that there short-wave coverage is not continuous...there are some gaps. But Sony has learned from mistakes it made with the ICF-SW-15 & ICF-SW- 22. The short-wave bands run from 3700- 4200, 4650-5150, 5800-6300, 6950- 7450, 9375-10000, 11525-12150, 13375 -14000, 14975-15600, 17475-18100, 21320-21950.

Original price: USD 100.00 or GBP 80.00.

General characteristics

HAM bands: ?
Frequency stability: ?
Tuning steps: HF: 1, MW: 9 / 10, FM: 50 kHz
Memories: 15 channels in 1 bank(s)

Receiver

RX-range: 3700-21950 kHz in 12 bands (with gaps)
76-108 MHz
Modulations: AM W-FM
Sensitivity: ?
Selectivity: ?
Filters: ?
Receiver system: Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-frequencies: ?
Image rejection: ?
Audio output: ?

Connections

Antenna: Built-in telescopic
Impedance: -Ω
Other: -

Electrical

Power requirements: 4.5V DC (3R6/AA)
Current drain RX: ?
TX: -

Physical

Dimensions (w×h×d): 169 × 112 × 35 mm (6.65 × 4.41 × 1.38 in)
Weight: 450 gr (15.9 oz)
Form factor: Handheld
Manufactured: Between 1993 and 1996 in Japan

Other features

Usage: Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features + options: Sleep timer
Local-DX switch
Accessories: -
RigReference ID: 5162
MPN: SONY-ICF-SW000030

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